NZ Championships & Festival

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Sunday 31st May Daily Report, Results and Photographs

A nice sunny day to drive to Epsom was appreciated and the competition organisers were at work preparing.

Shayne Jeffries and his grandmother Dorothy Taylor on the door greeting all the people with a big friendly smile.

Draw Room table with Oivia Panzic and NZAA Competitions Secretary Annemarie Panzic .

NZAA Competitions Co-ordinator Alison Worthington and NZAA Treasurer Carol Yan beside the Coupe Mondiale poster.

Renee Jeffries with mother Christine Adams (orchestra conductor) and previously also the Editor of the Accordions Worldwide News for the first years of the accordions.com website.  Christine is also the World Accordion Orchestra III New Zealand co-ordinator for the 144 people orchestra that will be performing at the Coupe Mondiale in Takpuna, North Shore City in August, 25 to 29.

Competitiors behind stage before playing.  Raewyn Wang, Skylah Jeffries, Eddie Giffney, Steven Zhao and  Dion Driver.

Steven Zhao

Callum Braithwaite in the Improvisation 16 years and over category.

Jake Wills, the computer wizz who with his mother and former NZAA Competitions Co-ordiantor Rien Wills develeoped the computer systems for calculating the jury  scores and printing the certificates. Jake is pictured with NZAA Committee member Amber Masefield.

Behind the food counter helping was the three sisters, Olivia, Stephanie and Christina Panzic.

The Coupe Mondiale trophy was on display, here pictured on the stage by the Coupe Mondiale posters.

Aonghas Anderson winning the Open Entertainment solo competition with Basso-Ostinato.

Bor-Kuan Song

The Open Trio/Ensemble category was won by the Anderson brothers, complete with cowboy hats for their performance of "The Magnificent Seven".

Junior Accordion Orchestra Championship category entry by the North Shore Music Makers earned them a 1st place. A fun variety programme was popular with the audience.  Conductor Christine Adams.

Raewyn Wang  receiving her 1st prize presentation for the Ethnic 10 years and under category from NZAA Vice-President Harley Jones.

Amanda Aschebrock being presented 2nd prize for the Ethnic 11 and 12 years category. 

Winner of the category Dion Driver.

Steven Zhao won the Free Bass 16 years and over.

Eddie Giffney won all of the categories he entered this weekend with the exception of the Open Entertainment Solo category where he achieved  a highly marked 2nd prize.

The happy 1st placegetter was Aonghas Anderson.

Bor-Kuan Song won the Junior Virtuoso Solo, 17 years and under.

Anderson brothers receiving 1st prize for the Open Trio Championship.

North Shore Music Makers 1st place wth Harley Jones presenting the trophy to Christine Adams.

Jury for this morning was Marcel Riethmann, Meg Fidler, Danielle Beston and Sonja Palinich.

NZAA President John Statham closing the competition part of the South Pacific Accordion Championships.

All Results in Programme Order 2009

SUNDAY  MORNING

AUDITORIUM

       9:30 a.m.      Qualified Class Q230, Ethnic Solo, 10 years and under

               FIRST                                        Raewyn Wang

               SECOND                                    Skylah Jeffries

       9:36 a.m.      Qualified Class Q231, Ethnic Solo, 11 and 12 years

               FIRST                                        Dion Driver

               SECOND                                    Amanda Aschebrock

       9:51 a.m.      Qualified Class Q233, Ethnic Solo, 16 years and over

               FIRST                                        Edward Giffney

       9:57 a.m.      Qualified Class Q215, Free Bass Solo, 16 years and over

               FIRST                                        Steven Zhao

       10:00 a.m.    Qualified Class Q220, Light Classical Solo, 13 to 15 years

               FIRST                                        Grace Li

       10:10 a.m.    Qualified Class Q239, Improvisation Solo, 16 years and over

               FIRST                                        Callum Braithwaite

       10:40 a.m.    Championship Class C15, New Zealand Open Entertainment Solo

               FIRST                                        Aonghas Anderson

               SECOND                                    Edward Giffney

       10:49 a.m.    Championship Class C11, New Zealand Solo, Junior Virtuoso, 17 years and under

               FIRST                                        Bor-Kuan Song

       11:05 a.m.    Championship Class C13, New Zealand Open Free Bass Solo

               WITHDRAWN                               Campbell Thwaites

       11:14 a.m.    Championship Class C52, New Zealand Open Trio/Ensemble

               FIRST                                        Aonghas, Calum and Hamish  Anderson

       11:23 a.m.    Championship Class C60, New Zealand Junior Accordion Orchestra Championship

               FIRST                                        North Shore Music Makers

  SPECIAL AWARDS

SPECIAL AWARDS

BEN EMMETT ACCORDION ORCHESTRA COMMENDATION TROPHY

        North Shore Accordion Orchestra

CECIL SMITH TROPHY

        Bor-Kuan Song

COCURULLO FAMILY TROPHY

        Shane Adams

DOREEN AND BEN EMMETT MEMORIAL ROSEBOWL

        George Xu

EMMETT FAMILY CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE TROPHY

        Notable Soundz

SAMANTHA RUTHERFORD MEMORIAL TROPHY

        Edward Giffney

FAREWELL CONCERT

Featuring Guest Artists And Prize-Winners

Joan Reekie and son Lionel Reekie.  Lionel looking remarkably fresh after having just returned from a holiday in Hawai earlier in the day.

Merv Russell, Antoinette Rodahl and Audrey Russell.

Richard Hennes and Dennis Lovatt. The Finale concert began with a performance by North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra conducted by Erica Knights.  Players included Harley Jones, Dennis Lovatt, Cecilia Lynch, Trevor McDougall, Heather Masefield, Jan Olsen, Craig Perry, Antoinette Rodahl, Merv Russell, Megan Jennings. 

Stephanie Panzic was the first soloist to play at the Farewell Concert. Stephanie was placed 3rd in the South Pacific Solo Accordion Championship and performed the bellows shake extravaganza Adai by A. Gaisina.

Next to perform was Aonghas Anderson, winner of the Open Entertainment Solo category with a very nice performance of Basso-Ostinato.

Anderson brothers were the winners of the Open Trio Championship category and their performance was well received.

George Xu, second place getter in the South Pacific Solo Accordion Championship performed the Bach Organ Prelude & Fugue in E minor. George was a winner in Australia in 2008 for the Open Austalasian Solo category against international competition and everyone could hear why with his performance today. 

Edward Giffney winner of the South Pacific Open Solo Championship.

Noteable Sounz from South Auckland made a very popular performance.  This group is representing New Zealand in the 2009 Coupe Mondiale Ensemble category. Top: Martin Meyer, Dan Robinson, Brad Williams. Lower: Michelle Chander, Tamba Young.

The North Shore Accordion Orchestra put on an excellent performance that won them long applause from the audience. 

Players are Shane Adams, Jessica Chen, Amber Masefield, Jenna Murray, Kristina Panzic, Stephanie Panzix, Olivia Panzic, Roseanne Rosario, Alison Worthington, Aidan Wright, George Xu, Carol Yan and Steven Zhao. 

Music performed was the International Medley, a 15 minute medley of famous melodies from around the world, arranged by Gary Daverne.  The orchestra finished with the Magic Flute - Mozart.

Jenna Murray standing while playing the melody.

Conductor Lionel leading the audience clapping.

NZAA Presdient John Statham making his closing speech of the Finale Concert.

After the concert there was publicity photos taken, this photo showing 4 solo representatives of New Zealand to the 2009 Coupe Mondiale, all pointing at the posters and above that, the Coupe Mondiale Cup, that they are working very hard to try and win for New Zealand. George Xu, Stephanie Panzic, Jessica Chen, Eddie Giffney.

FAREWELL DINNER

Jessica Chen being presented with the South Pacific Solo Piano Accordion Championship trophy and the $1,000 prize money.

George Xu being presented the runner-up (2nd place) New Zealand Piano Accordion Solo Championship trophy and  an award for an outstanding classical performance.

Eddie Giffney being presented the South Pacific Solo Open Piano Accordion Championship trophy.

Lionel Reekie, conductor of the NSAO being presented with the Ben Emmet Accordion Orchestra Commendation Trophy for the highly commendable performance by the NSAO of the Magic Flute by Mozart.

Lorraine Parnell and Dan Robinson being presented with the Emmett Family Classical Ensemble Trophy for classical ensemble performance of distinction.  This was for Noteable Soundz ensembles very popular performance at the Finale Concert.  Lorraine Parnell is the tutor.

After the presentations, Harley Jones is thanking NZAA President John Statham for the excellent job he had done leading the NZAA for the past 12 months and also for being a superb compere for the South Pacific Accordion Championships.

Maurice Jones and Lionel Reekie performing for the dinner audience dancing.

Maurice Jones playing solo.

Merv Russell, John and Jilly Statham.

Stephen Cope who kindly provided lots of very enjoyable music during the dinner taking a break with friends Antoinette Rodahl and Malcolm Joslin.

Former NZAA Secretary Marie Jones enjoying the dinner with Lian Jones.

The evening ended after midnight with the performers packing away their sound equipment.  The NZAA committee would like to record its grateful thanks to all the competitors, performers and helpers who helped make the competitions and festival a wonderful event in 2009.